News - Tag privatized housing

Oct. 13, 2022
Annual DoD Housing Survey for privatized housing tenants begins Oct. 17

The Department of the Air Force requests tenants of privatized housing and government-owned family housing to provide their feedback of the program via the annual DoD Tenant Satisfaction Survey beginning Oct. 17.
April 7, 2021
Tenant feedback drives housing programs improvement

Department of the Air Force housing program officials are analyzing data from the recently completed 2020 Department of Defense Annual Tenant Satisfaction Survey for trends and ways to improve the enterprise’s privatized and government-owned housing portfolio and tenant experience.
Feb. 23, 2021
2020 successes set stage for continued housing improvements

The Department of the Air Force's effort to improve housing programs for Airmen, Guardians and their families scored some major victories in 2020, but housing officials say there is still much work to be done.
Dec. 11, 2020
Around the Air Force: Fitness Assessment Changes, AFWERX Accelerate Event and DoD Housing surveys

This week’s look around the Air Force highlights changes to the Air Force Fitness Assessment timeline along with the removal of the waist measurement requirement, the continuing innovation of AFWERX, and explains the annual Defense Department housing surveys are now available. (Produced by Staff
Dec. 8, 2020
Annual DoD housing survey opens for tenant feedback Dec. 8

The annual survey provides Air Force housing officials, installation leaders and project owners feedback to shape the evolution of improvements that advance the Air Force housing portfolio that is provided to service members and their families.
Aug. 27, 2020
Installation commanders are key in privatized housing success

When Col. Paul Filcek took command of the 72nd Air Base Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma in June 2019, privatized housing was at the top of his priority list.
June 19, 2020
Resident advocates key to rebuilding trust in privatized housing program

The Air Force established the RA positions as part of a sweeping effort to improve privatized housing customer service and quality.
March 25, 2020
Air Force works with project owners to protect health of Airmen and families amid COVID-19 outbreak

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is coordinating with each project owner for their specific plan on minimizing social interaction and increasing social distancing at their projects while maintenance is being performed in Airmen’s homes and during leasing operations.
March 16, 2020
Air Force committed to supporting benefits of Tenant Bill of Rights

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper and the service secretaries signed the Tenant Bill of Rights Feb. 25, empowering residents with processes to receive information, assistance, advocacy and insight into the housing maintenance work order processes.
Jan. 13, 2020
Air Force leadership conducts privatized housing tour at Barksdale AFB

The privatized housing tour familiarized the leaders with the current condition of privatized base housing on the installation, aligning with current Air Force efforts to improve the Military Housing Privatization Initiative Program for the service.
Dec. 3, 2019
Senators frustrated by uneven pace addressing privatized housing problems

Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett insisted to the Senate Armed Services Committee Dec. 3 that the service is moving aggressively to fix chronic problems with privatized housing while also acknowledging that the “Air Force owns part of the responsibility” for dangerous and unhealthy
Dec. 3, 2019
Air Force Housing Helpline connects residents to support they seek

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center Installations Directorate, which manages and executes the Air Force’s housing program, established a 24-hour helpline to address concerns raised regarding the military privatized housing program.
Oct. 2, 2019
Air Force joins other services to address military privatized housing

The Air Force is working on numerous initiatives to address the health, safety and quality concerns of service members and their families living in privatized housing. These initiatives are grouped along five major lines of effort.